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Whether you succumb to a virus or fight it off depends on how strong your immune system is. Here’s how you can improve your odds. Exercise Exercise increases the circulation of lymph (fluid providing oxygen and nutrients to cells), macrophages (cells which eat invading germs), and T-cell lymphocytes (which produce antibodies that kill viruses). Relax […]

Any trip to Turkey should include a long weekend in dazzling Istanbul. And, with Anzac Day approaching, Susan Duncan, gives her top tips on making a visit to Gallipoli a success.

The Australian Women’s Weekly Commonwealth Bank Road Train — a giant, purpose-built yellow truck, complete with Test Kitchen cooking demonstrations, fashion shows, beauty advice, health and finance forums, and great prizes and personalities — continues its 12-month tour of 100 country towns in Victoria and South Australia this autumn. Find out when it will be […]

By Judy Davie **”I have recently moved into a new house and away from family for the first time. While I have always had a sweet tooth, I feel that I am losing control. I cannot eat just one biscuit or scoop of ice-cream. I have to finish it all. I feel that my cravings […]

By Judy Davie **”I have just had a baby and am finding it hard to lose weight. I am not a junk food eater or a fatty eater but love my food and eat a lot of it, mainly because I can’t get full on just a little bit of food. Can you please help […]

Alternative medicine should be considered before reaching for the pill packet, says Zoe Sheridan. I think every physical disease has an emotional or a mental element to it. For example, cancer eats at your healthy blood cells and that also causes something to eat away at you — whether in the form of anger or […]

By Judy Davie It’s easy to be confused with the mixed messages banded around about healthy eating. I have a simple rule: if it existed in nature 100 years ago then it’s real food and should be eaten. If you believe “in nature lies the answer” then you should be able to accept this rule. […]

By Judy Davie **”I desperately need to lose weight. I was put on high blood pressure tablets five months ago and I have put on 10kgs. My height is 168cm and I weigh 80kgs. I am a very plain eater and do not like anything spicy. Please help!” — Jane** While high blood pressure may […]

About six months out from our wedding I started to think more carefully about the incidental food I ate every day. Weight loss was not really my primary goal (I was 65kg), but I was hoping (with regular gentle exercise) to get a bit fitter and more toned for the big day. By cutting out […]

By Annette Campbell So, you’re way too busy to get to the gym? There’s the long list of household chores that always need doing, as well as the kids who need to be delivered to and from school and sport and friends… The list goes on and hardly leaves time for any recreational exercise. But […]